July 20, 2008

We just got back from an adrenalin-filled weekend at Lake Silverwood with our friends Robert, Jana and Wendy. They brought a couple of Wave Runners so we were hardly ever in the campsite.

The lake is on the desert side of the San Bernardino mountains, and is VERY popular with the locals. There is no beach access at the campsite, so it is a drive to the day use parking, and then a quarter-mile hike from the car to the beach. If it weren't for the long walk and dirty bathrooms, this would get a higher rating than just two tents.

The water and companionship was outstanding. We had a lot of fun and once Andrew was oriented to the Wave Runners, it was pretty amazing to be hanging on to my thirteen-year-old son as we flew across the lake at 60 MPH.

We saw a heavily modified pop-up put into service as an Ice Cream truck. They did a huge business selling ice cream during the day and taking orders for ice and firewood deliveries at night.

"Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen." - Leonardo da Vinci